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2006 Hotter Than Ever So Far in U.S
LiveScience Staff
ed to affect 40 percent of the country, according to a statement from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.
The average June-August 2006 temperature for the contiguous United States, based on preliminary data, was 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average of 72.1 degrees. This summer, at an average of 74.5 degrees, was slightly cooler than the record of 74.7 degrees set in 1936 during the Dust Bowl era.
Eight of the past 10 summers have been warmer than the U.S. average for the same period going back to 1895.
Last year is thought to have been the warmest on record for the entire planet.
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